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UNITED STATES FRANCIS E. WARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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No. 870,398. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed July 22, 1905. Serial No. 270.796.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FRANCIS E. WARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates particularly to boxes con structed of paper, cardboard, wood veneer, or similar light material, and it is especially intended for holding matches, though it may be used for other purposes.

The underlying purpose of the invention is to provide a box in which the opening movement will be limited, preventing the parts from complete separation, and which may be conveniently hung on the wall in open position so that the matches may be freely taken from the box. 1 attain these ends by certain peculiar features of construction and relative arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate as examples several species of my invention, in which drawings Figure 1 is a view showing the blank from which one form of the invention is constructed; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the blank illustrated in Fig. 1 in partly folded position; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the complete box; Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the box hung in vertical position; Fig. 5 is a view showing the blank from which a second species of my invention is constructed; Fig. is a view showing the blank of Fig. 5 partly folded; Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through the box completed fromthe blank shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the same; Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the box closed.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, it will be seen that the box there illustrated comprises an outer part or cover and an inner part or box proper, both of which are formed of one integral sheet of paper or other material. As shown in Fig. 1, the blank from which this box is formed comprises two panels 15 and 16 forming respectively the top and bottom of the outer part of the box. These panels are connected by an intermediate panel 17 forming one of the sides of the outer part of the box, and at the outer end edge of each panel 15 and 16 a panel 18 is located, the panels 18 being adapted to lie against each other and forming These panels 18 are to be fastened together in any desired manner, for instance, by gluing. At one end of the panel 15 a strip 19 is located which is provided with a score line 19. This strip 19 connects with a panel 20 which forms the bottom of the inner part of the box. At each side the panel 20 has a panel 21 which are intended to be bent up at right angles to the panels 20 forming the sides of the inner part of the box. The panels 21 carry at each end a tab 22. These tabs are arranged to be folded across the ends of the inner part of the box and connected together in pairs to form the end walls of the inner part of the box. Said tabs 22 may be connected by any desired means, for instance, they may be formed with tongues 23 engaging in openings 24, or the tabs may be glued, clenched or otherwise joined to each other. At the end of the panel 20 opposite the strip 19 a tongue 25 is located. This tongue is formed with score lines 25, 25 and 25 which extend transversely across the tongue and enable it to be folded back uponitself, as shown in Fig. 3, passed in under the adjacent tabs 22, up over the upper edge of the end wall formed by said tabs, and thence down the outer side of said wall to constitute the box, and the intermediate part of the tab 25 projecting to form a pull piece, as shown. Said tab is formed with openings 25, which match when the tab is folded into position, and serve to receive the pin or other support from which the box may be hung, as shown in Fig. 4. The score lines hereinbefore referred to may be mere creases in the stock of which the box is formed, or they may be actually scored to facilitate folding the paper.

In folding the blank to form the box, the panels 15, 16, 17 and 18 forming the body of the box should be turned under the parts of the blank forming the inner section of the box, the strip 19 being folded along the line 19 and the parts taking then the position shown in Fig. 2. bent up to form the sides of the inner section, and the tabs 22 turned in with the tongue 25 to form the end walls, and finally the panels 15, 16, 17 and 18 should be folded over and joined together forming the finished box, as shown in Fig. 3, the tab 25 projecting from one end of the inner section to facilitate pulling said section out, and hanging the box as shown in Fig. 4, and the strip 19 lying at the other end of the box and serving to limit the opening movement thereof. When the box is closed said strip 19 lies folded against the end-of the inner section, and when the box is opened the strip straightens out within the outer section and stops excessive movement of the inner part. This permits the box to be readily opened and at the same time it prevents its two sections from being completely separated; The box may be pulled into open position, as shown in Fig. A, and hung conveniently on the wall so that the matches may be accessible at all times. If'the person going to the box does not desire to make use'of the pull piece and the strip 19 connecting the two sec-- tions these parts may be simply torn away without injury to the box in any way, and in this event a box of the usual form will be left. It will be observed that by thus forming all of the parts of the boxyf a single section of material, I amenabled to produce the box at After this is done the panels 20 should be low cost and at the same time provide for conveniently using the same, as hereinbefore explained.

Referring to the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 9, it will be observed that this construction involves a double thickness of material which not only enables me to construct the box much stronger than that form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, but also enables me to provide a box the parts of which are to a great extent self locking, thus avoiding in whole or in part the necessity of gluing or otherwise fastening the members together. The blank shown in Fig. 5 is adapted to be folded on itself along the score line 26, and at each side of this score line the blank comprises two panels 27 serving to form the top and bottom of the outer section of the box. Said panels are connected by a panel 28 forming one of the side walls of said outer section, and at the edges of the panels 27 directly adjacent to the score line 26 panels 29 are provided forming part of the other side wall of the cover. At the outer edges of the two outer panels 27, panels 30 are provided which with the panels 29 compose the second side wall of the outer section. The panels 30 have tongues 31 at their ends, and these tongues are adapted to be engaged between the two panels 29 forming a lock which holds securely connected the parts forming the cover or outer section of the box. At each side of the score line 26, and integral with the parts above described are the various panels forming the inner section of the box and its at.- tachments. These parts consist of two panels 32 respectively at the sides of the score line and joined to the inner panel 27 by connecting strips 33 which form the limiting part connecting the two sections of. the box. At their adjacent edges the panels 32 are joined by panels 34 which form one of the side walls of the inner section, and at their outer edges the panels 32 carry panels 35 which form the other side wall, the end walls being formed by tabs 36 carried at the ends of the panels 35. At the end edges of the panels 32 opposite the connecting strips 33 tabs 37 are arranged which form the pull piece of the box.

In assembling the box thus constructed the blank should be doubled upon itself along the line 26, the various parts matching with each other to form a blank which is in all essential respects the same as the blank shown in Fig. 1 but which is of double thickness of material. When this is done the parts are folded together essentially the same as described in connection with the first form of the invention, excepting that the tabs 37 forming the pull pieces instead of being engaged with the adjacent end wall of the inner section of the box have their free ends turned in between the bottom of the inner section and the bottom of the outer section. The tabs 38 are then folded over the tabs 36 to form the end walls of the inner section of the box, and the outer section is then folded around the inner section and the tabs 31 engaged in between the tabs 39 forming the outer section. This produces essentially the same result as in Figs. 1 to 4, excepting that it has a double thickness of material all through the box. The pull piece formed by the tabs 37 projects from one end, and

the connecting piece formed by the strips 33 lies at the other end.

Having thus described the preferred form of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A box comprising an inner or tray-like part formed of a bottom panel, two side panels at opposite edges of the bottom panel, tabs at the ends of the side panels, the tabs being adapted to form the ends of the sections of the box, a connecting piece projecting from one end of the bottom panel, and a tongue projecting from the other end of the bottom panel, said tongue being folded upon itself and having its end passed under the tabs, the pull piece beingfoldable against the outer faces of said-tabs and an' outer part or casing open at both ends and within which said inner or tray-like part slides, the said limiting or connecting piece of the tray being joined to the end of the bottom of the casing.

2. A box comprising an inner or tray-like part formed of a bottom panel, two side panels at opposite edges of the bottom panel, tabs at the ends of the side panels, the tabs being adapted to form the ends of the sections of the box, a foldable connecting piece projecting from one end of the bottom panel, and a tongue projecting from the other end of the bottom panel, said tongue being folded upon itself to form a pull piece and having its ends passed under the tabs, the pull piece being foldable against the outer faces of the tabs and an outer part or casing open at both jecting from one end of the bottom panel of the tray and secured to the bottom of the casing, and a tongue projecting from the opposite end of the bottom panel, said tongue being folded upon itself to form a pull piece and having its end passed under the tabs, bent up over the edges of the same and secured to the outer faces thereof, said pull piece being foldable against the outer faces of the tabs.

4. In a box, the combination with a casing open at both ends, of a coverless box fitted to slide in the casing, the box being provided with extensions projecting from the ends of the bottom of the box, one extension being creased or scored at the middle of its length and secured to the bottom of the casing at one end thereof, and the other extension being folded and its end passed into the box between the bottom and end thereof, the folded portion of the said extension forming a pull piece and adapted to lie against the end of the box.

5. A blank, comprising a piece of flexible material having score lines to form two wide panels, a narrow panel connecting the wide panels, and narrow panels at the outer edges of the wide panels, and a second piece of flexible material projecting from one longitudinal edge of the first piece opposite one of the wide panels thereof and provided with score lines to form a main panel, side panels having tabs at each end, two panels at the inner end of the main panel, and a tongue at the outer end of said main panel and projecting beyond the tabs of the side panels, the tongue being provided with creases or scores.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS E. WARD; 

